Final Cut Pro
Apple's magnetic-timeline NLE with built-in color wheels, curves, and HDR support
About Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro is Apple's professional video editor, famous for its magnetic timeline, blistering performance on Apple Silicon, and a rapidly maturing color toolset. The Color Inspector now includes color wheels, curves, hue/saturation curves, and color masks — enough for a full grade without leaving the app. Combined with HDR support, ProRes RAW handling, and Object Tracker, Final Cut is a strong pick for editor-colorists working on Mac who want speed and a one-time price.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- One-time purchase, no subscription
- Color wheels, curves, hue/sat curves, and color masks built in
- Extremely fast on Apple Silicon — real-time playback of 4K and 8K
- Excellent HDR and ProRes RAW support
- Magnetic Timeline speeds up creative editing
Cons
- Mac-only — no Windows or Linux version
- Color page lacks Resolve's node graph for complex compositing-style grades
- Magnetic Timeline takes adjustment if you're coming from Premiere or Avid
Pricing
- Magnetic Timeline
- Color wheels, curves, masks
- ProRes RAW
- HDR grading
- Object Tracker
- Touch-based editing
- Pro Camera mode
- Color grading tools
- ProRes export
Best For
Mac-based creators and editors
Best-performing NLE on Apple Silicon laptops and desktops.
Documentary and short-form film
Magnetic Timeline shines on dialogue-heavy edits.
Editor-colorists
All-in-one grade and edit without leaving the app.
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